Easy Pictures to Draw of San Franciso Earthquake
Photos of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
On April 18, 1906, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake centered near the city of San Francisco struck at 5:15 AM. The intense shaking toppled hundreds of buildings, but the resulting out-of-control fires were even more destructive. Broken water mains and limited firefighting capabilities allowed city-wide fires to burn for several days. Nearly 500 city blocks were leveled, with more than 25,000 buildings destroyed. At the time, the city was home to more than 400,000 residents—after the disaster, 250,000 were left homeless. The exact death toll is undetermined, but most estimates place the number of deaths caused by the earthquake and fire at more than 3,000.
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Read moreSan Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The original caption reads: "Probably Fulton Street, near Gough. This was the edge of the fire district." #
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Read moreSan Francisco residents stand in the rubble-strewn streets watching the fire grow after the earthquake struck on April 18, 1906. #
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Read moreBreuner's furniture store burning out of control in San Francisco at 11 p.m. on April 18, 1906. #
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Read moreSan Francisco in flames, April 18,1906. #
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Read moreSan Francisco residents, some seated in chairs, sit among the earthquake damage, watching out-of-control fires in the distance. #
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Read moreSmoke rises from burning buildings on the waterfront during the fire after the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco, California. #
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Read morePeople watch as the Winchester Hotel burns in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Hearst Building (left) was dynamited to use as a fire break between the fire and the rest of the city. #
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Read moreFire in San Francisco following the great earthquake of 1906. #
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Read moreRescue workers helping survivors in the wreckage. #
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Read moreAfrican American families on street during the San Francisco Fire of 1906, with clouds of smoke billowing at bottom of hill in background. #
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Read moreA crowd gathers on Telegraph Hill to watch the burning of San Francisco. The view is looking south. #
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Read moreTroops walk east along Market Street after the devastating earthquake of 1906. The Call building burns in the distance. #
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Read moreOnlookers pose for a photograph as San Francisco burns in the background on April 18, 1906. #
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Read moreView of earthquake damage and fires across California Street, south of Nob Hill. #
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Read moreA horse-drawn fire engine retires from a fire to move to a new location on April 19, 1906. #
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Read moreEvacuees drag trunks from the fire on Van Ness Avenue. #
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Read moreRefugees, aid workers, and soldiers clog a San Francisco intersection after the earthquake and fire. #
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Read moreThe view northeast from City Hall showing massive damage to San Francisco. #
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Read moreSouvenier hunters. In the early stages, these people caused considerable trouble to the military authorities. #
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Read moreRuins of San Francisco, Nob Hill in foreground, viewed from the Lawrence Captive Airship from a height of 1,500 feet on May 29, 1906, 41 days after the disaster. #
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Read moreDetail of the panorama photograph of a ruined San Francisco, viewed from the Lawrence Captive Airship on May 29, 1906. #
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Read moreAfter the disaster, looking down Sacramento Street, from Nob Hill, with the Ferry Building in background. #
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Read moreView of Howard Street homes left tilting after the 1906 San Francisco. #
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Read moreLooking up California Street from Sansome Street. See this view today in Google Maps Street View. #
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Read moreRefugees from the disaster rest on a hillside. #
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Read moreThe destroyed San Francisco City Hall and dome at McAllister Street and Van Ness Avenue. #
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Read moreThe toppled statue of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, scientist and scholar, knocked from the facade of Stanford University's zoology building in April of 1906. #
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Read moreA train thrown down by the earthquake at Point Reyes Station. The train was standing on a siding. Beyond are the buildings of the Point Reyes Hotel and, on the extreme right, the ruin of a stone store which was shaken down. #
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Read moreCooking in the streets of San Francisco. #
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Read moreBread lines formed across the city as aid distribution centers were established. #
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Read moreA Postal Telegraph tent is set up on Market Street. The view looking up Market from Montgomery Street. #
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Read moreJunction of Sacramento, Market, and Embarcadero Streets, and part of the car track loop in front of the Ferry Building. #
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Read moreCalifornia Street looking east from Grant Avenue, which was DuPont Street in 1906. The immediate part of this district is that of Chinatown, the lower part is the financial district showing Merchant's Exchange Building. See this site today via Google Maps Street View. #
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Read moreDisruption of Van Ness Avenue over a filled-in ravine. Original caption: "Break in asphalt paving on Van Ness Avenue near Vallejo Street. View shows horse-drawn wagon and buggy traffic." #
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Read moreLooting a cash register and destroyed buildings at corner of 4th and Market Streets. #
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Read moreMarket Street at the junction of Powell and Market, looking east toward the Ferry Building. The large building to the left is the Flood Building. The side wall of the first large building is the Emporium, the largest department store in San Francisco. On the right is the San Francisco Call Building. On the left, the structure with the derrick is the new addition to the De Young Building, and in the extreme distance, at the end of Market Street, is the tower of the Ferry Building. See present-day view on Google Maps Street View. #
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Read morePine St. below Kearney St. See it today in Street View. #
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Read morePreparing hot food for refugees. #
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Read moreFamilies take refuge in tents set up in green spaces and parks across the city. #
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Read moreMarket Street, looking west toward the Twin Peaks, from Battery Street. Both sides of Market Street lined with ruined buildings from Battery to Powell. #
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